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By Carlos Quiroga LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales
criticized the United States on Thursday for canceling the visa
of one of his closest confidantes in the leftist leader's first
run-in with Washington since taking power a month ago. Sen.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - A Bolivian senator, a close
ally of President Evo Morales known for her raucous chanting of
"Long live coca, Death to the Yankees!," said on Wednesday the
United States had canceled her entry visa.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivia's foreign minister says
coca leaves, the raw material for cocaine, are so nutritious
they should be included on school breakfast menus. "Coca has more calcium than milk.

By Mario Roque COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo
Morales urged his coca farmer allies on Saturday to respect
limits on cultivation, saying that was the best way to fight
cocaine trafficking and support his government.

By Helen Popper LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Washington's ambassador to
Bolivia suggested on Wednesday that the eradication of coca
plants must continue if the South American country is to keep
receiving millions of dollars in U.S. aid.

By Helen Popper LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales
has walked a careful and pragmatic path in his first two weeks
in office, despite predictions he might emulate Venezuela's
Hugo Chavez as a leftist antagonist of Washington.